What did the Sumerians develop?

Ancient Mesopotamia and the Sumerians. The word Mesopotamia comes from Greek words meaning "land between the rivers." The rivers are the Tigris and Euphrates. read more

The Sumerians are the first people to have written in a language we can read. Civilisation was well developed by that time, and we've no idea how much of it was originated by them. Extra, 5th June 2014. read more

The Sumerians were the first Mesopotamian civilization. They lived in independent walled city-states. Uruk, the first and one of the largest cities in Mesopotamia, had a six miles long wall with defense towers located at 30-35 foot intervals. read more

Sumerian is not related to any other known language so is classified as a language isolate. Sumerian cuneiform. Sumerian cuneiform is the earliest known writing system. Its origins can be traced back to about 8,000 BC and it developed from the pictographs and other symbols used to represent trade goods and livestock on clay tablets. read more